Floodwater Seeps into Nebraska Nuke Plant Building

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/06/27-6

Published on Monday, June 27, 2011 by Associated Press

Floodwater Seeps into Nebraska Nuke Plant Building
by Nelson Lampe



OMAHA -- Missouri River floodwater seeped into the turbine building at a nuclear power plant near Omaha on Monday, but plant officials said the seepage was expected and posed no safety risk because the building contains no nuclear material.

Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson said pumps were handling the problem at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station and that "everything is secure and safe." The plant, about 20 miles north of Omaha, has been closed for refueling since April. Hanson said the berm's collapse didn't affect the shutdown or the spent fuel pool cooling.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Victor Dricks described the situation as stable. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko plans to inspect the Fort Calhoun plant on Monday as part of a pre-arranged visit to Nebraska.

Hanson said OPPD fired up generators and cut the power supply after water surrounded the main electrical transformers on Sunday. The generators powered the plant until an off-site power supply was connected later in the day.

[liberal N proud]

1. Here we go!

[plumbob]

2. Well, safe and secure except for the "seeping."

Just had this discussion on these boards last week about the dam at this plant and was assured by the poster in multiple posts that even though other rubber dams had leaked or burst, not this one, no, siree, no way, no how.





Told you so. Sadly. Because me being right means there's the usual horrible problems associated with this filthy and dangerous industry.

[damntexdem]

4. Sure glad everything is just fine and dandy.

Yes, I'm just glowing with optimism.

;-)

[G_j]

12. seems

they are everywhere these days..

[Tesha]

3. "Remain calm -- all is well!"

[G_j]

5. & in related news: Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43475479/ns/us_news-environment/t/radioactive-tritium-leaks-found-us-nuke-sites

Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites

'You got pipes that have been buried underground for 30 or 40 years, and they've never been inspected,' whistleblower says


Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites - US news - Environment - msnbc.com

The Associated Press
updated 6/21/2011 5:48:09 AM ET 2011-06-21

BRACEVILLE, Ill. — Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows.

The number and severity of the leaks has been escalating, even as federal regulators extend the licenses of more and more reactors across the nation.

Tritium, which is a radioactive form of hydrogen, has leaked from at least 48 of 65 sites, according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission records reviewed as part of the AP's yearlong examination of safety issues at aging nuclear power plants.

Leaks from at least 37 of those facilities contained concentrations exceeding the federal drinking water standard — sometimes at hundreds of times the limit.

While most leaks have been found within plant boundaries, some have migrated offsite. But none is known to have reached public water supplies.

At three sites — two in Illinois and one in Minnesota — leaks have contaminated drinking wells of nearby homes, the records show, but not at levels violating the drinking water standard.

..more..

[Angry Dragon]

6. I have a suggestion:

'At three sites — two in Illinois and one in Minnesota — leaks have contaminated drinking wells of nearby homes, the records show, but not at levels violating the drinking water standard.'

As long as it is so safe then the water should be bottled up and Congress can drink it. They should prove to the American people that all is well and there is nothing to fear from a little Tritium in the drinking water of this country........

[G_j]

7. seriously

that is an excellent idea!

[Rex]

8. I second that notion.

[plumbob]

9. Terrific! AND the management at those same plants need to join

in the water drinking, too.

[JuniperLea]

14. And we need video...

Of the authentication of the water source, and the drinking of said water.

But what do I know? Apparently I'm just a fear-monger.

[Rex]

18. Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Ignore those that mock you, they will be the first to change their minds when it affects them or someone they care about.

[thereismore]

10. Great idea. I love it. nt

[G_j]

11. k

[suffragette]

13. What happened to the plant being "watertight"?

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/us/21flood.html
Flooding Brings Worries Over Two Nuclear Plants
By A. G. SULZBERGER and MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: June 20, 2011

Makeshift barriers — including a water-filled rubber tube eight feet high and a third of a mile long — help keep water away from the vital buildings, including the training center, the administration building and a security building. “It is an added level of protection,” said Jeff Hanson, a spokesman for the utility. “If the water were up to the plant itself, it would still be protected. The plant itself is watertight.”

[JuniperLea]

15. Laying waste to the first set of lies...

The new lies are coming, no worries.

[suffragette]

17. I'm sure they are

I wanted to be sure to document the first set of lies so they don't just fade away or get replaced.

[gratuitous]

16. No safety risk; totally expected

Don't mind us; we've been planning to flee go on vacation for months now. We'll keep the situation closely monitored. Nothing to worry about. We're not a bunch of incompetents like those Japanese at TEPCO.